Video by way of Kn@ppster.

Knapp describes it as a “forum featuring three candidates for chair of the Libertarian National Committee: Ernie Hancock, John Jay Myers and Wayne Allyn Root. Two other candidates, Mark Hinkle and George Phillies, weren’t able to be there.”

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We haven’t been able to get the live broadcast to work, but we are recording video of the debate (as well as the LNC meeting) and will hopefully upload it soon. In the meantime, one or more people will be liveblogging tonight’s debate between Mark Hinkle, Wayne Root, George Phillies and Ernest Hancock, candidates for [...]

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Posted by Scott Williamson at LPTN.org:
Take a look at our Party’s web page. At the top, like a bright marquee, we proudly announce our philosophy to all those who visit our site. It is simple. It is easy to remember. It is easy to understand. Smaller government. More freedom. We believe that when you [...]

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Readers are invited to use this article’s comment section to post live updates and commentary about this weekend’s meetings in Austin of the Libertarian Party’s Bylaws Committee, National Committee, and State Leadership Alliance.

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At the Feb. 14 meeting of the Libertarian Party of California Executive Committee meeting, there was discussion of whether to pass a resolution opposing any registration fee at the 2010 Libertarian Party national convention.  The topic was deferred to give ExCom members time to read a brief in defense of the fee by Libertarian National [...]

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by James R. Oaksun
Originally posted at http://www.libertyforall.net/?p=3868
This coming weekend – February 26 to 28 — a Libertarian Party state leaders conference is being held in Austin, Texas. Libertarian activists from across the country will get together, share ideas, and network. On Saturday night, there will be a debate among the four declared [...]

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By: Paulie
I’ll be traveling to the Libertarian National Committee/Libertarian State Leadership Alliance meeting in Austin, Texas this weekend and would like to cover it for IPR.
I am requesting the following assistance from our readers to help facilitate the coverage:
1. Computer with camera (webcam or regular camera) and someone who knows how to work them well [...]

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Emailed to me in my capacity as Libertarian Party of Alabama Exec Comm member At Large by Scott Williamson, candidate for LNC region 4 rep:
If Olympians trained like the LNC
What if Apollo Ohno showed up on race day without his skates? The crowd yelled and screamed to him that he was not wearing his skates, [...]

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From an opinion by Libertarian National Committee counsel Gary Sinawski:
It seems clear to me that the LP can safely charge registration fees for its conventions and
that such fees will not run afoul of the Morse case. Unlike the state of Virginia, the
Libertarian Party is not a “covered jurisdiction” within the meaning of the Voting Rights
Act, [...]

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According to a source on the Libertarian National Committee, LP Chair Bill Redpath yesterday received an opinion by the authors of Robert’s Rules asserting that the LP’s rules allow a registration fee at conventions.  The six-page opinion begins:
This letter constitutes our professional opinion as parliamentarians concerning the following questions with regard to the Libertarian Party:
1. [...]

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Posted by Ernest Hancock at Freedom’s Phoenix. H/T Chuck Moulton in comments on a previous IPR post.

California’s Libertarian Party State Convention provided an opportunity for 3 of the 4 declared candidates for National Chairman to make presentations. (Ernest Hancock – Wayne Allen Root – Mark Hinkle – George Phillies, not in attendance)
Candidates [...]

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LP blog:
(Revision 2/14/2010 – check blog for updates.)

Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
February 27-28, 2010 Meeting Agenda
Austin, Texas

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From an article today at CalFreedom.net:
2008 LP Vice Presidential Candidate Wayne Root opened and closed his LPCA convention lunchtime banquet remarks on Sunday with this message:  “What this Party is missing, what it needs is a chief salesman, a chief spokesman, a chief rainmaker, and that’s why I’ve announced I’m running for national chairman of [...]

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By James Oaksun, candidate for LNC treasurer
Originally published at LibertyForAll.net
Want to have some fun? Join me as we travel through nine years of the Libertarian National Committee’s filings with the Federal Election Commission.
I’ve done all the heavy lifting for you. The analysis is complete and these are the results.
First, a couple charts. (Click [...]

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From the comments on a previous post:

Phillies sends the following [..]….
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“Root threatens Benedict with ‘If this isn’t news worthy…then we need a new Exec Director who can see that it is.’ ”
1) ROOT THREATENS BENEDICT
Subject: ROOT for Wes
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:04:00 -0800
From: rootintl
To: wes benedict LP HQ , aaron AA Starr
CC: robert.kraus@lp.org LPHQ
Wes,
Here [...]

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